T. Coraghessan Boyle's narrative "Greasy Lake" paints a vivid picture of the trials and tribulations that teenagers faced during the 1960's. A time, as Boyle states, when it was good to be bad". Despite the main characters upbringing they still pursued their lives as plagiarist rebellious souls. The...
The short story "Greasy Lake-, written by T. Coraghessan Boyle, would be categorized as an allegory. Allegory can be defines as a literary work with many symbols of a larger representation. As stated in The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction, "allegory usually includes themes such as innocence, ...
Bad The boy in "Greasy Lake" changes his outlook on life throughout the story. The way he viewed himself at the time of the events to the way he views himself after the story takes place. The narrator in this story is well rounded. There are many parts in the text showing the reader ...
